Improvement in walls and floors for buildings



UNITED .STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

JOHN J. SOHILLINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN WALLS AND FLOORS FOR BUILDINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 104,360, dated Julie 14, 1870.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J. SCHILLINGER,

of the city,` county, and State of New York,

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Walls and `Floors forrBuildings; and I do hereby declare the following to4 be a full, clear,

and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled inthe art to -make and use the same, reference being `had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which drawing- Figure 1 represents a horizontal section of this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. r

Similar lettersindicate corresponding parts. This invention relates to a wall or iioor for buildings, which is composed of alayer of felt or tar-paper, a layer of laths, and a layer of artificial stone, the felt or tar-paper being applied either directly to the joists or to boards fastened to said joists, in such a manner that,

` by the felt or tar-paper, the boardsor joists are protected against moisture while putting on the plastic compound ot' articial stone; and, furthermore, an air-tight wall is produced,

which is of particular value for ice-houses, but" which can be used with advantage for internal walls or iioors, as Well as for external Walls of buildings of any desired construction.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a wall, composed of joists or uprights B, to which is secured a layer, a, of felt ortar-paper,

and a second layer, b, of laths, which are then covered with a layer, c, of artificial stone.

If desired, an intermediate layer, d, of boards may be interposed between the layer a of felt or tar-paper and the joists or uprights B.

By the layer of felt or tar-paper the joists or boards are protected against the moisture dur- 'ing the operation of applying the-wet compound of artificial stone, and when the compound has set, 'a rm, durable, `and air-tight Wallis produced, which is of great value for ice-houses or other buildings. I f desired, however, my invention can also nb`e\ applied to internal Walls or to iioors.

The compound for artificial stone which I Y 

